Russian and International Recommendations on Management of Constipations in Children

Among various disorders of gastrointestinal tract deserving special attention of pediatricians constipations play one of the main roles. In Russian pediatrics there are no unified criteria to assessment of the normal frequency of defecation in children. The article contains recommendations on diagnostics and treatment of constipations in children according to the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), as well as updated recommendations of the British National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.